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Alain Aguilar · September 5th, 2004, 09:48 PM

I have a presentation due in a few days. I need to create a DVD menu that has a video clip playing. When I do this in Encore and hit the play button on the remote controll it opens the video playing in the menu. I just want a video clip to play in this main menue, but I don't want to get it activated when I press play. I hope I'm explaining myself. Any help would be great.

Rob Lohman · September 6th, 2004, 01:51 AM

It's not very clear, I think you want to:

a) have a video play on the menu background behind the buttons

-or-

b) have a video play inside a button

Is it either of these? I can't imagine Encore not supporting either
of those. I'm wondering why you are hitting "play" as well.

Mike Rehmus · September 6th, 2004, 09:58 AM

You have to set the video you want to play either as 'First Action' which will play only once as the DVD starts, or you need to set the opening menu to play a video.

It is page 103 in the Encore 1.5 manual.

Alain Aguilar · September 6th, 2004, 08:40 PM

What I basically need is motion background playing once you incert the DVD in the player. I'm sure you guys have seen a lots of these when you pop in a DVD. I designed the background in Photoshop, I then inported a clip into Encore (5 seconds) then I drag this clip into the main menu. I then click "Activate Motion menu" in the Main Menu properties. Then I render Motion Menues. I just don't want this clip to become a clickable menue that opens in big screen the 5 second clip. I have another menue titled "Play movie" . Maybe Rob is right, Encore doesn't let you create a motion background that is not a menu.

Rob, It's -A- A backround playing behind the buttons.

Ed Smith · September 7th, 2004, 02:39 AM

Alain,

Encore is able to do this.

I can't remember how do do it from the top of my head, but it should be explained in the help file or manual. Search for motion menus.

September 5th, 2004, 09:48 PM	#1
Alain Aguilar Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Bergen Posts: 170	Adobe Encore Help! Please I have a presentation due in a few days. I need to create a DVD menu that has a video clip playing. When I do this in Encore and hit the play button on the remote controll it opens the video playing in the menu. I just want a video clip to play in this main menue, but I don't want to get it activated when I press play. I hope I'm explaining myself. Any help would be great. __________________ Alain

September 6th, 2004, 01:51 AM	#2
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	It's not very clear, I think you want to: a) have a video play on the menu background behind the buttons -or- b) have a video play inside a button Is it either of these? I can't imagine Encore not supporting either of those. I'm wondering why you are hitting "play" as well. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

September 6th, 2004, 09:58 AM	#3
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	You have to set the video you want to play either as 'First Action' which will play only once as the DVD starts, or you need to set the opening menu to play a video. It is page 103 in the Encore 1.5 manual. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

September 6th, 2004, 08:40 PM	#4
Alain Aguilar Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Bergen Posts: 170	What I basically need is motion background playing once you incert the DVD in the player. I'm sure you guys have seen a lots of these when you pop in a DVD. I designed the background in Photoshop, I then inported a clip into Encore (5 seconds) then I drag this clip into the main menu. I then click "Activate Motion menu" in the Main Menu properties. Then I render Motion Menues. I just don't want this clip to become a clickable menue that opens in big screen the 5 second clip. I have another menue titled "Play movie" . Maybe Rob is right, Encore doesn't let you create a motion background that is not a menu. Rob, It's -A- A backround playing behind the buttons. __________________ Alain

September 7th, 2004, 02:39 AM	#5
Ed Smith Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hampshire, England Posts: 1,545	Alain, Encore is able to do this. I can't remember how do do it from the top of my head, but it should be explained in the help file or manual. Search for motion menus. __________________ Ed Smith Hampshire, UK Good things come to those who wait My Skiing web www.Frostytour.co.uk For quick answers Search dvinfo.net \| The best in the business: dvinfo.net Sponsors